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Circular Economy: Valuable Raw Materials from Waste

Concrete is a mixture of different ingredients – with carbon-intensive cement normally used as a binder for the stone. But researchers at TU Graz are looking into potential alternatives.

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Start-up support for beginning your studies at TU Graz

Free online preparation courses start again in August and September for prospective students at TU Graz and make it easier to start a technological degree programme.

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Are Batteries Safe?

Energy storage systems are becoming increasingly important, powerful and widespread. However, this also means that the demands on their safety and durability are growing.

Understanding Human Behaviour with AI

Elisabeth Lex’s research combines computer science methods with social science approaches, searching for clues to understand framing, polarisation and opinion clusters.

AI Designs Sustainable Electricity Storage at TU Graz

Based on the vanillin made usable for electricity storage in 2020, an AI-optimised prototype of an environmentally friendly electricity storage system is now being developed in an international…

Green and Digital Transformation in Management

Starting at TU Graz in autumn: new university courses on the professional implementation of climate protection measures. These include how companies can prepare for the age of decarbonisation.

On-off switch for enzymes

Researchers at TU Graz have gained new insights into the functioning of a protein found in bacteria, whose enzymatic activity is activated by blue light.

New CPU security loophole: Analysis of energy consumption allows data theft

Researchers at TU Graz and the Helmholtz Center for Information Security have discovered a novel security gap in all common CPUs that can hardly be mitigated.

Producing a Roof from the Printer: Architecture Prize for Innovative Concrete Construction

In the “Concrete lightweight ceiling cooperation project”, TU Graz researchers succeeded in developing a lightweight, material-reduced garage roof made of reinforced concrete for 3D printing. The 2023…

Fitness check: Energy Transition, Electricity Grids and Electromobility

Herwig Renner and Daniel Herbst are conducting research into the Austrian electrical energy system at TU Graz and explain in an interview whether our electricity grids are ready for electromobility.